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Jan.1z,1932. H. BWATKINS 1,840,757"

PACKAGE Filed May 23, 1931 iHIHII Patented Jan. 12, 1932 HENRY B. WATKINS, OF WOIRIHING'ION,v OHIO, ASSIGNOR TO THE KILGORE MFG. COM- PANY, OF WESTERVILLE, OHIO, A CORPORATION OF OHIO PACKAGE Applicationd med May 23,

This invent-ion relates to packs of the folded slip cover type, Well exemplilied by the common match pack with slip cover, long in use.

It is here shown as applied to the packaging of paper caps for toy pistols, but it will be understood that it may be adapted to other articles of trade.

The object of the invention is to provide a plu ality of units, made up in assembled form, and preferably in strip form, from which units may be readily and conveniently separated as they are needed, as distinguished from making up each unit as a separate entity.

The invention lends itself to easy and rapid manufacture; convenient packing, and ready handling of the goods.

In the drawings forming part of this disclosure, one physical embodiment of my invention is shown. This disclosure is illustrative and in no sense restrictive of the invention, as it may be worked out in other and equivalent ways.

In the drawings:

Figure 1 is a plan view of a closed pack fashioned in accordance with my invention.

Figure 2 is a plan view of the pack of Figure 1 in open condition.

Figure 3 is a view in section, on substantially line 4-4, Figure 1, to show a conventional sheet stack and the container.

Figure 4 is a View in perspective of two (2) units of a pack showing the beginning of the tearing operation.

Referring to the drawings, in which like numbers indicate likeparts in the several views, 10 indicates paper cap sheets, or sheets carrying other usable things. The sheets 10 are prepared by depositingthe materia-l at different points on one sheet and then securing another sheet to the first so as to enclose the deposits, with the fuhninate (if it be a cap) or other usable thing, dis posed in separated and, as here shown, in regular relation to one another. Between the areas supplied with the fulminate' or other commodity, weakened tearing lines 11 are provided so that the sheets may be separated into units, as desired.

1931. Serial No. 539,551.

In this embodiment the \\eal\'ened tearing lilies 11 are'parallel and disposed at right angles to one another, although the arrangement may be varied geometrically; and the superimposed sheets making up the, stack have the tearing lines 11 of the sheets in register, at least in one direction, for lnorc convenient unit separations.

A stack of such sheets 10, in such number as may be deemed expedient, assembled with the tearing lines 11 in registry, is made up in strip form, shown, and such stack strip is secured in a protector 12, preferably formed of somewhat heavier material than the stacked strips 10. Protector 12 may be folded about the strips in any suitable manner so as to enclose and protect them,and can be variously secured. As here shown, the protector 12 has an overturn 13 to clip one edge ot' the assembled sheets 10 in place., and the protector and sheets are then bound together at intervals by suitable means, such as, for example, the staples 14. The other portion 15 of the protector will be ofisuch lengt-h as to permit it to be folded over and enclose the stacked sheets 10 and its free end may be tucked beneath the edge of the overturn 13.

This is after the general manner of match packs except that match parks are of unit make up, as distinguished from the strip assemblage here disclosed.

It Will be understood that the containermay be of any desired or appropriate length, convenient for marketing. V

It has been pointed-out that the stacked sheets 10 are so assembled that the tearing lines 11, at least in one direction, are in substantial registry, to the end, of course, that the stacks of sheets may be readily torn linto separate units.

In order that the complete pack strip may be separated into units and still maintain the enclosure for the relatively perishable sheet stack and its fulminate or other useful deposit, the cover 12 is provided at intervals, here shown as regular intervals, and at points between the stack and protector fastening means 14, with weakened tearing lines 16, which cover tearing lines must be, in substantial registry with the tea-ring lines 11 of the sheet stack in order that the pack may bel separated into units.

Following this invention, packs of sheets in strip or other convenient form and Carr ing segregated deposits of material may e made up; enclosed within a protecting cover, and then separated into convenient units for use.

It will be understood that the sheets making up the stack may be varied in shape and size from that here shown; that the tearing lines of the sheets may be disposed in differentl relations. and that the cover may be attached in ways other than that here setforth, and still be within the range of my invention. In fact, such adaptations of the invention as are within the skill of the lnechanie may be indulged ,in without departing from the disclosure here made.

vIt is clear that the package, particularly when caps are packaged. is a distinct improvement over the ordinary methods of marketing loose caps in boxes or in unprotected. unpackaged strips or sheets. Both the old methods have the disadvantage of the caps being carelessly scattered upon the floor` and, if trodden upon, exploded. with the danger of starting fires. and both the loose box method and the strip method have the disadvantage of the caps being emptied out in loose condition into the pockets of children, where they may become ignited. IVith the present package they are at all times protected` and dangers incident to their being scattered or carried loosely in the pocket are eliminated.

I am aware ofthe common unit match pack and also of the well-known postage stamp and kindred packages. and make no claim of such scope as to cover these old disclosures.

I claim:

As anew article of manufacture, an initially integral readily separable package comprising a plurality of superposed sheet-s of pistol caps divided by registering intersecting sets of weakened tearing lines into forms suitable in size and shape for use in acap pistol, and a cover sheet vfastened on said cap sheets, said cover sheet having weakened tearing lines registering with lines of one of said sets of lines to permit the initially integral package to be broken -along the registering lines of the cap sheets and cover sheet into a plurality of parts, each broken part containing a plurality of caps.

In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand.

HENRY B. WATKINS. 

